Are Christian politics possible? A Kierkegaardian perspective

Abstract

This paper provides a rereading of Søren Kierkegaard's attack upon Christendom in light of his theory of spheres of existence to examine whether Christian politics are possible after Kierkegaard. Talking of Christian politics makes sense only in the esthetic and the religious spheres of existence. However, Kierkegaard argues that politics worthy of the title Christian are impossible. Either such politics are simply Christendom far removed from New Testament Christianity, or Christian politics are faced with the paradox of existing before God and cannot proceed.

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“…Elsewhere in Dialog , Igor Admedov rightly reports on the snares awaiting the Christian witness in a state church. “Kierkegaard's attack upon Christendom clearly shows that for him, any type of established Church/official Christianity/priests as clerks of the state is inadmissible” (Ahmedov, 2013).…”